The Rising Beyond Podcast
If you're trying to protect your children while navigating an abusive ex, this podcast is for you. Because leaving the relationship didn't end the abuse, and no one prepared you for what came next.
The Rising Beyond Podcast is for protective mothers navigating the overwhelming reality of sharing children with someone who continues patterns of manipulation, coercive control, or emotional abuse after separation. Join Sybil Cummin, licensed professional counselor, who has spent the last decade helping survivors and their children navigate this incredibly difficult chapter. Every week, we share trauma-informed education, nervous system insights, protective parenting strategies, and honest conversations about family court, post-separation abuse, and healing, so you can feel more confident, more grounded, and better equipped to protect both your children and yourself.
Whether you're in the middle of family court, struggling with parenting alongside someone who continues patterns of control, or simply trying to become the parent you want to be after everything you've survived, you'll find validation, practical guidance, and hope here.
The Rising Beyond Podcast
Ep 128: When Hope Feels Out of Reach for Domestic Violence Survivors
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Navigating the family court system with an abusive ex can feel like an endless, uphill battle.
And with our current system broken and the current state of our world, the idea of “finding hope” and positivity may not feel possible.
In this episode, we explore how to find steadiness and strength when hope feels out of reach. Instead of relying on external outcomes, we discuss how cultivating resilience and persistence can empower you, and how creating personal anchors can offer daily stability. These tools are practical, actionable, and within your control—helping you stay grounded, no matter what challenges arise.
What You’ll Learn in This Episode:
- Why “hope” can feel misplaced in the family court system and what to focus on instead.
- The power of resilience and persistence in staying steady through the process.
- How to create and use emotional, physical, and mental “anchors” for daily grounding.
- Practical examples of resilience-building practices and anchoring techniques.
- How to integrate persistence and anchors for long-term stability and self-empowerment.
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